follicle


Definition: Meaning of, follicle in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɒlɪk(ə)l /

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follicle follicles
[countable]
  1. one of the small holes in the skin that hairs grow from
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follicle used in phrases

  • Graafian follicle (noun)
    1. a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg
  • follicle-stimulating hormone (noun)
    1. a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
  • hair follicle (noun)
    1. a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them
  • nabothian follicle (noun)
    1. a cyst that forms in the nabothian glands of the uterine cervix
  • sebaceous follicle (noun)
    1. usually into a hair follicle a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum for lubricating hair and skin
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